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'''Coonoor'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Elevation Of Coonoor |url=https://nilgiris.nic.in/about-district/#:~:text=The%20Nilgiris%20is%20situated%20at,76.0%20E%20to%2077.15%20E).}}</ref> ({{audio|Coonoor.ogg|pronunciation}}), is a [[Taluk]] and a [[municipality]] of the [[Nilgiris District|Nilgiris district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|State]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]. As of 2011, the town had a population of 45,494.
'''Coonoor''' ({{audio|Coonoor.ogg|pronunciation}}), is a [[taluk]] and a [[town]] of the [[Nilgiris District|Nilgiris district]] in the [[States and territories of India|Indian state]] of [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rongmei |first1=Precious RongmeiPrecious |title=Coonoor, a tranquil retreat in the Nilgiris you need to explore |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/destinations/coonoor-a-tranquil-retreat-in-the-nilgiris-you-need-to-explore/articleshow/105600157.cms |access-date=13 April 2024 |work=The Times of India |location=Tamil Nadu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Elevation of Coonoor |url=https://nilgiris.nic.in/about-district/#:~:text=The%20Nilgiris%20is%20situated%20at,76.0%20E%20to%2077.15%20E).}}</ref> As of 2011, the town had a population of 45,494.


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
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==Tourism==
==Tourism==
Spread over an area of 12 hectares, Sim's Park has a collection of over 1,000 plant species. The botanical garden is partly developed in the Japanese style and derived its name from J. D. Sim, the secretary of the Madras Club in 1874. The key attraction of the park is the annual fruit show held in [https://news.abplive.com/photo-gallery/tamil-nadu/in-pics-annual-summer-festival-begins-with-vegetable-show-in-kotagiri-1600301 May].<ref name=Madan>{{cite book |title=India through the ages |url=https://archive.org/details/indiathroughages00mada |last=Gopal |first=Madan |year=1990 |page=[https://archive.org/details/indiathroughages00mada/page/177 177] |editor=K.S. Gautam |publisher=Publication Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://m.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/arrangements-on-for-fruit-show-in-coonoor/article7142446.ece |title=Arrangements on for fruit show in Coonoor |work=The Hindu: Mobile Edition|date=26 April 2015 }}</ref> [[Dolphin's Nose, Coonoor|Dolphin's Nose Viewpoint]] is 10&nbsp;km from Coonoor.Tourists can trek from Lady Canning's Seat to Dolphin's Nose. [[Lamb's Rock, Coonoor|Lamb's Rock]], about 5½ km from Coonoor, is another vantage point. [[Droog Fort, Coonoor|Droog Fort]] is located a distance of 13&nbsp;km from Coonoor and was once used by Tipu Sultan in the 18th century. [[Law's Falls, Coonoor|Law's Falls]] is a waterfall located 5&nbsp;km from Coonoor, on the way to Mettupalayam.
Spread over an area of 12 hectares, Sim's Park has a collection of over 1,000 plant [[species]]. The botanical garden is partly developed in the Japanese style and derived its name from J. D. Sim, the secretary of the Madras Club in 1874. The key attraction of the park is the annual fruit show held in [https://news.abplive.com/photo-gallery/tamil-nadu/in-pics-annual-summer-festival-begins-with-vegetable-show-in-kotagiri-1600301 May].<ref name=Madan>{{cite book |title=India through the ages |url=https://archive.org/details/indiathroughages00mada |last=Gopal |first=Madan |year=1990 |page=[https://archive.org/details/indiathroughages00mada/page/177 177] |editor=K.S. Gautam |publisher=Publication Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://m.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/arrangements-on-for-fruit-show-in-coonoor/article7142446.ece |title=Arrangements on for fruit show in Coonoor |work=The Hindu: Mobile Edition|date=26 April 2015 }}</ref> [[Dolphin's Nose, Coonoor|Dolphin's Nose Viewpoint]] is 10&nbsp;km from Coonoor.Tourists can trek from Lady Canning's Seat to [[Dolphin's Nose, Coonoor|Dolphin's Nose]]. [[Lamb's Rock, Coonoor|Lamb's Rock]], about 5½ km from Coonoor, is another vantage point. [[Droog Fort, Coonoor|Droog Fort]] is located a distance of 13&nbsp;km from Coonoor and was once used by Tipu Sultan in the 18th century. [[Law's Falls, Coonoor|Law's Falls]] is a waterfall located 5&nbsp;km from Coonoor, on the way to Mettupalayam.


==Administration and politics==
==Administration and politics==
Coonoor is a [[Taluk]] headquarters, responsible for six [[Panchayati raj in India|Panchayat]] villages, namely, [[Bandishola]], [[Bearhatty]], [[Burliar]], [[Hubbathalai]], [[Melur, Nilgiris|Melur]] and [[Yedapalli]]. The Coonoor block contains the revenue villages of [[Athigaratty|Adigaratty]], [[Burliar]], Coonoor Town, [[Yedapalli]], [[Hubbathalai]], [[Hullickal]], [[Ketti]], [[Melur]]. [[Coonoor (state assembly constituency)|Coonoor assembly constituency]] is part of [[Nilgiris (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf |title=List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies |access-date=9 October 2008 |publisher=Election Commission of India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081031131000/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf |archive-date=31 October 2008}}</ref>
Coonoor is a [[taluk]] headquarters, responsible for six [[Panchayati raj in India|Panchayat]] villages, namely, [[Bandishola]], [[Bearhatty]], [[Burliar]], [[Hubbathalai]], [[Melur, Nilgiris|Melur]] and [[Yedapalli]]. The Coonoor block contains the revenue villages of [[Athigaratty|Adigaratty]], [[Burliar]], Coonoor Town, [[Yedapalli]], [[Hubbathalai]], [[Hullickal]], [[Ketti]], [[Melur]]. [[Coonoor (state assembly constituency)|Coonoor assembly constituency]] is part of [[Nilgiris (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf |title=List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies |access-date=9 October 2008 |publisher=Election Commission of India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081031131000/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S22/TN_ACPC.pdf |archive-date=31 October 2008}}</ref>


==Geography==
==Geography==

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Coonoor
Kunnur
Hill Station
Coonoor is located in Tamil Nadu
Coonoor
Coonoor
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 11°20′42″N 76°47′42″E / 11.34500°N 76.79500°E / 11.34500; 76.79500
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictNilgiris
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyCoonoor Municipality
Elevation
1,650 m (5,410 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total45,954
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
643 10x
Telephone code91(0)423
Vehicle registrationTN-43

Coonoor (pronunciationⓘ), is a taluk and a town of the Nilgiris district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[1][2] As of 2011, the town had a population of 45,494.

Demographics[edit]

Religion[3]
Religion Percent(%)
Hindu
 
 61.81%
Christian
 
 23.99%
Muslim
 
 13.01%
Other
 
 1.19%

According to 2011 census, Coonoor had a population of 45,494 with a sex-ratio of 1,058 females for every 1,000 males, much above the national average of 929.[4] A total of 3,768 were under the age of six, constituting 1,871 males and 1,897 females. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes accounted for 27.92% and 23% of the population, respectively. The average literacy of the city was 84.79%, compared to the national average of 72.99%.[4] The city had a total of 12384 households. There were a total of 17,421 workers, comprising 50 cultivators, 152 main agricultural labourers, 266 in household industries, 15,790 other workers, 1,163 marginal workers, 6 marginal cultivators, 66 marginal agricultural labourers, 31 marginal workers in household industries and 1,060 other marginal workers.[5]

Coonoor has 61.81% Hindus, 23.99% Christians, 13.01% Muslims, 0.04% Sikhs, 0.06% Buddhists, 0.95% Jains and 0.08% Others. 0.05% of the respondents follow no religion or did not state their religion.[3]

Tourism[edit]

Spread over an area of 12 hectares, Sim's Park has a collection of over 1,000 plant species. The botanical garden is partly developed in the Japanese style and derived its name from J. D. Sim, the secretary of the Madras Club in 1874. The key attraction of the park is the annual fruit show held in May.[6][7] Dolphin's Nose Viewpoint is 10 km from Coonoor.Tourists can trek from Lady Canning's Seat to Dolphin's Nose. Lamb's Rock, about 5½ km from Coonoor, is another vantage point. Droog Fort is located a distance of 13 km from Coonoor and was once used by Tipu Sultan in the 18th century. Law's Falls is a waterfall located 5 km from Coonoor, on the way to Mettupalayam.

Administration and politics[edit]

Coonoor is a taluk headquarters, responsible for six Panchayat villages, namely, Bandishola, Bearhatty, Burliar, Hubbathalai, Melur and Yedapalli. The Coonoor block contains the revenue villages of Adigaratty, Burliar, Coonoor Town, Yedapalli, Hubbathalai, Hullickal, Ketti, Melur. Coonoor assembly constituency is part of Nilgiris (Lok Sabha constituency).[8]

Geography[edit]

Coonoor is located at 11°20′42″N 76°47′42″E / 11.345°N 76.795°E / 11.345; 76.795.[9] It has an average elevation of 1,650 metres (5413 feet) above sea level. It features a sub-tropical highland climate (Koppen;Cfb) due to high altitude.

Climate data for Coonoor (1981–2010, extremes 1928–2012)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 25.6
(78.1) 		27.0
(80.6) 		28.3
(82.9) 		29.6
(85.3) 		29.4
(84.9) 		28.6
(83.5) 		26.2
(79.2) 		26.2
(79.2) 		25.1
(77.2) 		25.6
(78.1) 		25.2
(77.4) 		25.6
(78.1) 		29.6
(85.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 20.2
(68.4) 		21.7
(71.1) 		23.6
(74.5) 		24.7
(76.5) 		25.2
(77.4) 		23.0
(73.4) 		22.2
(72.0) 		22.1
(71.8) 		22.1
(71.8) 		21.3
(70.3) 		20.0
(68.0) 		19.6
(67.3) 		22.1
(71.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 9.3
(48.7) 		10.4
(50.7) 		12.4
(54.3) 		14.4
(57.9) 		15.3
(59.5) 		15.3
(59.5) 		14.8
(58.6) 		14.9
(58.8) 		14.1
(57.4) 		13.4
(56.1) 		11.8
(53.2) 		10.4
(50.7) 		13.1
(55.6)
Record low °C (°F) 0.7
(33.3) 		0.2
(32.4) 		3.8
(38.8) 		8.4
(47.1) 		9.0
(48.2) 		9.4
(48.9) 		8.8
(47.8) 		8.6
(47.5) 		7.2
(45.0) 		6.1
(43.0) 		3.0
(37.4) 		−0.5
(31.1) 		−0.5
(31.1)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 52.4
(2.06) 		56.9
(2.24) 		111.6
(4.39) 		109.9
(4.33) 		85.7
(3.37) 		61.3
(2.41) 		79.5
(3.13) 		89.0
(3.50) 		148.9
(5.86) 		309.3
(12.18) 		296.2
(11.66) 		180.0
(7.09) 		1,590.7
(62.63)
Average rainy days 2.3 2.4 3.4 5.9 7.0 6.0 7.9 8.2 9.5 13.7 10.4 7.5 84.4
Average relative humidity (%) (at 8:30 IST) 64 63 56 64 63 70 74 73 73 78 79 74 69
Source: India Meteorological Department[10][11]

2021 Indian Air Force Mil Mi-17 crash[edit]

On 8 December 2021, a Mil Mi-17V-5 transport helicopter operated by the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed between Coimbatore and Wellington in Tamil Nadu, after departing from Sulur Air Force Station. The helicopter was carrying Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and 13 others, including his wife and staff. Thirteen people on board were killed in the immediate aftermath, and Group Captain Varun Singh died from his injuries at a hospital seven days later.

Gallery[edit]

  • Coonoor Railway Station
    Coonoor Railway Station

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Rongmei, Precious RongmeiPrecious. "Coonoor, a tranquil retreat in the Nilgiris you need to explore". The Times of India. Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Elevation of Coonoor".
  3. ^ a b "Population By Religious Community - Tamil Nadu" (XLS). Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Census Info 2011 Final population totals". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Census Info 2011 Final population totals - Coonoor". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  6. ^ Gopal, Madan (1990). K.S. Gautam (ed.). India through the ages. Publication Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. p. 177.
  7. ^ "Arrangements on for fruit show in Coonoor". The Hindu: Mobile Edition. 26 April 2015.
  8. ^ "List of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2008.
  9. ^ "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Coonoor, India". fallingrain.com.
  10. ^ "Station: Coonoor Climatological Table 1981–2010" (PDF). Climatological Normals 1981–2010. India Meteorological Department. January 2015. pp. 209–210. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  11. ^ "Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. M193. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2020.

External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Coonoor.
  • Coonoor travel guide from Wikivoyage
  • Conoor Official history and tourism page on www.nilgiris.tn.gov.in.
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